what is an administration?
  what are the purposes of an administration?
  when would an administration be sought?
  who can apply for an administration?
  how do banks get involved?
  the administrator and his powers
  costs
  case studies
  financing the administration
       

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Administration

In cases where a company is under severe financial pressure, the directors of that company may need a breathing space to better consider the available options. An administration achieves a freeze on creditors actions.

The administration order regime changed entirely on the 15th September 2003. On that day:

  • All of the provisions of the Insolvency Act 1986 concerning administration were substituted

  • By new provisions under the Enterprise Act 2002.

The new provisions make a "company rescue" more easily achieved as the route to appointing an administrator has been simplified.